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SUMMARY OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE ACCUSED

Zlatko Aleksovski was commander of the prison facility at Kaonik, near Busovaca, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  He was convicted of violations of the laws or customs of war, namely outrages upon personal dignity, on the basis of his individual and superior responsibility.  The Appeals Chamber overturned the Trial Chamber’s finding that the accused was not responsible for the mistreatment of prisoners outside the prison compound and found that Aleksovski was also responsible for the mistreatment by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) outside the prison and declared him guilty of aiding and abetting this mistreatment.  The Appeals Chamber increased his sentence to seven years imprisonment. 

General Tihomir Blaskic was former commander of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO).  He was convicted for atrocities committed against Bosnian Muslims between May 1992 and January 1994, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the Lasva Valley region.  In his capacity as commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Blaskic was convicted of six counts of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions under Article 2 of the ICTY Statute, eleven counts of violations of the laws or customs of war (of which the Prosecution withdrew one), and three counts of crimes against humanity.  The crimes included, inter alia, persecution, unlawful attacks upon civilians and civilian objects, taking civilians as hostages, willful killing, willfully causing great suffering or serious bodily injury, murder, inhuman treatment, cruel treatment, as well as destruction, and plunder of property.  Blaskic was sentenced to forty-five years imprisonment.

Mario Cerkez was former commander of a brigade in the Bosnian Croat armed forces (HVO).  He was convicted of crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  Cerkez was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.

Zejnil Delalic was acquitted by the Trial Chamber of twelve counts of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and violations of the laws or customs of war.  That decision was affirmed by the Appeals Chamber.

Hazim Delic was Deputy Commander of the prison camp near the town of Celebici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.  He was convicted of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  In his capacity as deputy at the Celebici camp he was responsible for killing, torturing, sexually assaulting, beating, and otherwise subjecting detainees to cruel and inhumane treatment.  The victims were the Bosnian Serb detainees in the Celebici camp.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the sentence of eighteen years imprisonment.

Damir Dosen was a guard shift leader at the Keraterm camp from June 3 to early August 1992.  He pled guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Drazen Erdemovic was a member of the 10th Sabotage Detachment of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), which killed hundreds of Bosnian Muslim civilian men from Srebrenica at the Pilica collective farm.  He pled guilty to one count of violating the laws or customs of war and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Anto Furundzija was the local commander of a special unit of the military police of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) known as the “Jokers.”  He was convicted of two counts of violating the laws or customs of war, as a co-perpetrator of torture and as an aider and abettor of outrages upon personal dignity, including rape.  Furundzija was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for the former conviction and eight years imprisonment for the latter conviction, and ordered to serve them concurrently.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the convictions and sentences.

Goran Jelisic pled guilty to fifteen counts of crimes against humanity and sixteen counts of violations of the laws or customs of war relating to murders, beatings, and the plunder of private property in the municipality of Brcko in the north-eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 1992.  The Trial Chamber acquitted Jelisic of one count of genocide to which he had pled not guilty.  The Appeals Chamber held that although the Trial Chamber’s erroneous application of the standard under Rule 98 bis led to an incorrect assessment of the evidence on the count of genocide, it was not appropriate to reverse the acquittal and remit the case for further proceedings.  As such, the Appeals Chamber affirmed the Trial Chamber’s sentence of forty years imprisonment.  

Drago Josipovic, an HVO soldier, was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution, murder, and inhumane acts as crimes against humanity for his role in the April 1993 attack on the Muslim population of the Bosnian village of Ahmici.  He was sentenced to ten, fifteen, and ten years imprisonment respectively on those counts, to be served concurrently for fifteen years.  The Appeals Chamber partially allowed his appeal and reduced his sentence to twelve years imprisonment.

Dragan Kolundzija was a guard shift leader at the Keraterm camp from early June to July 25, 1992.  He pled guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. 

Dario Kordic was a regional Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader in Central Bosnia with particular authority in the Lasva Valley.  He was convicted of crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  He was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment.

Milojica Kos was a civilian mobilized to work as a reserve officer and assigned to serve as a guard shift leader at the Omarska camp.  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution as a crime against humanity, and murder and torture as violations of the laws or customs of war.  The crimes were committed in the region of Prijedor, between May 26 and August 30, 1992, and, more specifically, in the Omarska camp.  He was sentenced to six years imprisonment.

Radomir Kovac fought on the Republika Srpska side during the armed conflict in the Foca municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was a member of a military unit formerly known as the “Dragan Nikolic unit.”  He was convicted of enslavement and rape as crimes against humanity, and outrages upon personal dignity as violations of the laws or customs of war.  Kovac’s criminal conduct was part of a systematic attack on the non-Serb civilian population which included the specific targeting of Muslim women, who were detained in places like the Kalinovik School, Foca High School and the Partizan Sports Hall, where they were mistreated in many ways, including being raped repeatedly.  Kovac was sentenced to a single sentence of twenty years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the decision of the Trial Chamber.

Radislav Krstic was Chief of Staff of the Drina Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) and then its Commander during the time of the Bosnian Serb take-over of the United Nations “safe haven” of Srebrenica in July 1995.  He was convicted of genocide, violations of the laws or customs of war, and crimes against humanity, and sentenced to forty-six years imprisonment.

Milorad Krnojelac was the former warden of the Foca Kazneno-Popravni Dom (the KP Dom), a large prison complex situated in the town of Foca, in the eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where a large number of non-Serb men were detained for long periods of time.  He was convicted of crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war, and sentenced to a single sentence of seven and a half years imprisonment.

Dragoljub Kunarac was leader of a reconnaissance unit which formed part of the local Foca Tactical Group.  He was convicted of rape and torture as crimes against humanity and rape and torture as violations of the laws or customs of war.  Kunarac’s criminal conduct was part of a systematic attack on the non-Serb civilian population which included the specific targeting of Muslim women, who were detained in places like the Kalinovik School, Foca High School and the Partizan Sports Hall, where they were mistreated in many ways, including being raped repeatedly.  Kunarac was sentenced to a single sentence of twenty-eight years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the decision of the Trial Chamber.

Mirjan Kupreskic, an HVO soldier, was convicted by the Trial Chamber for persecution as a crime against humanity for his role in the April 1993 attack on the Muslim population of the Bosnian village of Ahmici.  He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber reversed the conviction on the grounds of a defective indictment and inadequate evidentiary basis for a conviction, and ordered his immediate release.

Vlatko Kupreskic, a police operations officer, was convicted by the Trial Chamber for persecution as a crime against humanity for his role in the April 1993 attack on the Muslim population of the Bosnian village of Ahmici.  He was sentenced to six years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber reversed the conviction on evidentiary grounds, and ordered his immediate release.

Zoran Kupreskic, an HVO soldier, was convicted by the Trial Chamber for persecution as a crime against humanity for his role in the April 1993 attack on the Muslim population of the Bosnian village of Ahmici.  He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber reversed the conviction on the grounds of a defective indictment and inadequate evidentiary basis for a conviction, and ordered his immediate release.

Miroslav Kvocka was a former professional policeman attached to the Omarska Police Station and Deputy Commander of the Omarska camp.  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution as a crime against humanity and murder and torture as violations of the laws or customs of war in the region of Prijedor, between May 26 and August 30, 1992, and, more specifically, in the Omarska camp.  He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

Esad Landzo was a guard at the prison camp near the town of Celebici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.  He was convicted of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  In his capacity as a guard at the Celebici camp he was responsible for killing, torturing, sexually assaulting, beating, and otherwise subjecting Bosnian Serb detainees in the Celebici camp to cruel and inhumane treatment.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the sentence of fifteen years imprisonment.

Vinko Martinovic was a commander of the Vinko Skrobo ATG (anti-terrorist group) which was a sub-unit of the Convicts’ Battalion (KB), a military group which was a component of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO).  He was convicted of crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  He was sentenced to a single sentence of eighteen years imprisonment.

Zdravko Mucic was commander of the prison camp near the town of Celebici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.  He was convicted of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  In his capacity as commander at the Celebici camp, he was responsible for killing, torturing, sexually assaulting, beating, and otherwise subjecting detainees to cruel and inhumane treatment.  The victims were the Bosnian Serb detainees in the Celebici camp.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the sentence of nine years imprisonment.

Mladen Naletilic was commander of a military group called the Convicts’ Battalion (KB), which was a component of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO).  He was convicted of crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.  He was sentenced to a single sentence of twenty years imprisonment.

Dragan Papic was acquitted by the Trial Chamber on the one count of persecution as a crime against humanity for which he was tried.

Biljana Plavsic was a member of the Presidency of Republika Srpska, and, after the conflict, was President of Republika Srpska.  She pled guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment.

Dragoljub Prcac was a retired policeman and crime technician mobilized to serve in the Omarska Police Station and an administrative aide to the commander of the Omarska camp.  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution as a crime against humanity and murder and torture as violations of the laws or customs of war in the region of Prijedor, between May 26 and August 30, 1992, and, more specifically, in the Omarska camp.  He was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Mladjo Radic was a professional policeman attached to the Omarska Police Station and a guard shift leader at the Omarska camp.  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution as a crime against humanity and murder and torture as violations of the laws or customs of war in the region of Prijedor, between May 26 and August 30, 1992, and, more specifically, in the Omarska camp.  He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.

Vladimir Santic was a military police commander and commander of the “Jokers.”  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution, murder, and inhumane acts as crimes against humanity for his role in the April 1993 attack on the Muslim population of the Bosnian village of Ahmici.  He was sentenced to twenty-five, fifteen, and ten years imprisonment for those crimes, respectively, to be served concurrently for twenty-five years.  The Appeals Chamber partially allowed his appeal and reduced his sentence to eighteen years imprisonment.

Dusko Sikirica was commander of security at the Keraterm camp between June 14 and July 27, 1992.  He pled guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.

Milan Simic was President of the Executive Board of the Municipal Assembly of Bosanski Samac and a member of the Serb Crisis Staff for the city of Bosanski Samac.  He pled guilty to two counts of torture as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Dusko Tadic was the former President of the Local Board of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) in Kozarac.  He was convicted on seven counts of grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, six counts of violations of the laws or customs of war, and seven counts of crimes against humanity.  The crimes were committed in 1992 in the Prijedor District and more specifically at the Omarska, Keraterm, and Trnopolje camps, in Kozarac and in the area of Jaskici and Sivci.  Tadic was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.

Stevan Todorovic, former Chief of Police in Bosanski Samac, pled guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

Mitar Vasiljevic was a member of the Serb minority in Visegrad and organized a small paramilitary group known locally as the White Eagles, which operated with the police and various military units stationed in Visegrad.  He was convicted of persecution as a crime against humanity and murder as a violation of the laws or customs of war.  He was sentenced to a single sentence of twenty years imprisonment.  

Zoran Vukovic was a member of the Bosnian Serb forces fighting against the Bosnian Muslim forces in the Foca municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a member of a military unit formerly known as the “Dragan Nikolic unit.”  He was convicted of rape and torture as both crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war.  Vukovic’s criminal conduct was part of a systematic attack on the non-Serb civilian population which included the specific targeting of Muslim women, who were detained in places like the Kalinovik School, Foca High School and the Partizan Sports Hall, where they were mistreated in many ways, including being raped repeatedly.  Vukovic was sentenced to a single sentence of twelve years imprisonment.  The Appeals Chamber affirmed the decision of the Trial Chamber.

Zoran Zigic was a civilian mobilized to work as a reserve officer who worked for a short period of time in the Keraterm camp delivering supplies.  He was allowed to enter the Omarska, Keraterm, and Trnopolje camps regularly as a civilian.  He was convicted by the Trial Chamber of persecution as a crime against humanity and murder, torture, and cruel treatment as violations of the laws or customs of war.  The crimes occurred in the region of Prijedor, between May 26 and August 30, 1992.  Zigic was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment.



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February 2004